{"id":47228,"date":"2026-05-16T13:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/former-100m-star-chooses-nottingham-forest-over-spurs-and-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T17:35:27","slug":"former-100m-star-chooses-nottingham-forest-over-spurs-and-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/former-100m-star-chooses-nottingham-forest-over-spurs-and-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Former \u00a3100m star chooses Nottingham Forest over Spurs and Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/former-100m-star-chooses-nottingham-forest-over-spurs-and-manchester-united\/#Nottingham_Forest_transfer_updates_Elliott_Anderson_Morgan_Gibbs-White\" >Nottingham Forest transfer updates: Elliott Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/16\/former-100m-star-chooses-nottingham-forest-over-spurs-and-manchester-united\/#Vitor_Pereira_personally_wants_to_sign_%E2%80%98exciting_Nottingham_Forest_and_Wolves_star\" >Vitor Pereira personally wants to sign &#8216;exciting&#8217; Nottingham Forest and Wolves star<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Nottingham Forest are set to hold formal negotiations with head coach Vitor Pereira regarding a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese has done a fantastic job at the City Ground since taking over in February, taking the club to safety in the Premier League and to the semi-finals of the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>His current contract runs until the summer of 2027, but informal negotiations are underway with a view to extending the contract.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira has impressed the City Ground hierarchy since arriving as Sean Dyche&#8217;s replacement and they want him to lead Forest into the 2026\/27 season.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have linked Forrest to a summer move for Fulham manager Marco Silva, but there is no desire within the club to have a fifth manager within a year.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira, who is keen on a long-term stay at Nottingham, has steered Forest safely through a relegation battle.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Dyche was fired on February 12th, and it was doubtful that the team would return to the championship, but thanks to an eight-game unbeaten record since March, it was confirmed that they would remain in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s 1-1 draw with Newcastle leaves them seven points clear of the drop zone with two games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>They travel to Manchester United on Sunday with a top-half finish still in the cards.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nottingham-forest-transfer-update-elliot-anderson-morgan-gibbs-white\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nottingham_Forest_transfer_updates_Elliott_Anderson_Morgan_Gibbs-White\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Nottingham Forest transfer updates: Elliott Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Forest&#8217;s next challenge is to secure key players this summer, with some of their top stars attracting interest from the Premier League&#8217;s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Elliott Anderson is wanted by Manchester City, and a new report from teamTALK reveals that the Reds have an &#8220;internal understanding&#8221; that a huge offer from City would be difficult to resist.<\/p>\n<p>However, the same cannot be said for captain Morgan Gibbs-White, with the club expected to reject offers from Manchester United and Tottenham, with the 26-year-old himself hoping to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Forest put a \u00a3100m price tag on their captain&#8217;s neck last summer, but this time they are desperate to build around him rather than cashing in on the sum.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the paper claims Gibbs-White has no intention of forcing a move away after signing a new contract, believing &#8220;regular football and continued responsibility at Forest&#8221; is more important to his chances in England than a move to a traditional &#8220;big six&#8221; club.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-White, who has already won six caps, has scored 13 goals and provided four assists in 35 top-flight appearances this season, strengthening his case to start ahead of the likes of Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rodgers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"nottingham-forest-wolves-mateus-mane\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vitor_Pereira_personally_wants_to_sign_%E2%80%98exciting_Nottingham_Forest_and_Wolves_star\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tVitor Pereira personally wants to sign &#8216;exciting&#8217; Nottingham Forest and Wolves star<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">He&#8217;s a big fan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest are set to hold formal negotiations with head coach Vitor Pereira regarding a new contract. The Portuguese has done a fantastic job at the City Ground since taking over in February, taking the club to safety in the Premier League and to the semi-finals of the Europa League. His current contract runs until [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2777,5852,40,615,106,614,342,86,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-47228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-100m","9":"tag-chooses","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-forest","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-nottingham","14":"tag-spurs","15":"tag-star","16":"tag-united"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}